Parables of Wisdom
Shopping with Care
ध्यान से खरीदारी · ધ્યાનથી ખરીદી
Tanvi takes the shopping list, and the list takes her on an adventure
- 4 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
Eight-year-old Tanvi is finally allowed to be in charge of the Saturday shopping with her grandfather. She thinks it will be easy, until she starts asking where things come from.
What it teaches Ahimsa Non-possessiveness Mindfulness
The opening of the children's telling
Tanvi loved going shopping with her grandfather, Bapuji. Today Bapuji gave her the list. "You are in charge today," he said. Tanvi felt very grown up.
At the shop door, Bapuji gave her two cloth bags. "We bring our own bags," he said. "Then fewer plastic bags end up in the sea, where they can hurt turtles and fish." Tanvi held the bags tight.
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To carry into the day
Every small choice can be a little kinder to the world.
To talk about together
What is one thing in your home you could choose more carefully, so that it causes less harm?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.